Leptotes (butterfly)
| Leptotes | |
|---|---|
| Lang's short-tailed blue (Leptotes pirithous) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Leptotes Scudder, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Lycaena theonus Lucas, 1857 | |
| Diversity | |
| 29 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptotes is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as zebra blues in reference to their zebra-striped undersides.
The genus Cyclyrius was recently synonymized with Leptotes and its two species were thus moved to this genus.